In his prayer intention for the month of February 2019, His Holiness Pope Francis calls us to pray for a generous welcome of the victims of human trafficking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence. It has become the custom of His Holiness Pope Francis to release a video message detailing his prayer intention for each month.
As reported by Vatican news, The Pontiff remarked that “Although we try to ignore it, slavery is not something from other times. Faced with this tragic reality, no one can wash their hands of it without being, in some way, an accomplice to this crime against humanity.” Further, His Holiness added, “We cannot ignore the fact that there is as much slavery in the world today as there was before, or perhaps more. Let us pray for a generous welcome of the victims of human trafficking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence.”
The Pontiff’s Worldwide Prayer Network of the Apostleship of Prayer developed “The Pope Video” initiative to assist in the worldwide dissemination of monthly intentions of the Pontiff in relation to the challenges facing humanity.
